A scary social media threat calling for a crime ‘purge’ spread fear within the residents of Louisville, Kentucky on Aug. 15. This is terrifying.

While the events in the 2013 film The Purge were merely fiction, the potential threat of it happening in Louisville, Kentucky and other cities is very real. Police say that a teenager spread the “Louisville Purge” threat around social media on Aug. 15 and it has since gone viral. The potential threat, which makes all crime legal for 12 hours, also spread to Detroit and has One Direction fans worried since the band’s concert is set to take place in the city on Aug. 16.

Louisville Purge: Social Media Threat Started By Teenager

In the movie The Purge, all crime becomes legal for a 12-hour period without punishment. So when the “Louisville Purge” went viral on social media, Louisville police were worried about the very serious matter. The city of Louisville has taken extra precautions to ensure the safety of its residents.

The police have said they “take any threat that would incite violence on our community seriously,” Louisville police spokesman Sgt. Phil Russell told The Courier-Journal.

The police also say they are now investigating a teenager who has been accused of starting the threat, WKYT reports.

The “Louisville Purge” was supposed to take place from 8 p.m. on Aug. 15 to 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 16, according the newspaper. However, police are still on the lookout for anyone wanting to enact violence on the Lousiville community.

Police have said there was no serious violent acts that happened during the scheduled threat, but police increased patrols in the city’s downtown area after violence in March, WLWT reports. A scheduled football scrimmage between two Louisville high schools was canceled on Aug. 15, The Courier-Journal said.

Other rumors of a “purge” also took place in Detroit, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Miami and Cleveland, WLWT also reports.

Even though the “purge” did not happen in Louisville, One Direction fans are worried about the band’s concert on Aug. 16 in Detroit, since the scary rumor has gone viral. The concert is supposed to take place at Ford Field, the home stadium of the Detroit Lions.

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I say this country needs a God forsaken Purge to take place. There is way to much violence on this planet and I truely think the United States will actually be united if a Purge happens.
I know the movies Purge and Purge:Anarchy are fiction, but Ive thought the concept BEFORE the movies were made. In all truth, many think the Purge will be helpfull. So, in conclusion, I just like to comment that a REAL Purge, would save more lives than any actuall police respondent could. All in all, Im proud to say such things. Do as you wish with this comment. I dont even care.

The Purge was nothing more than a prank threat.
I was out last night til 10:30 p.m. and there was no such illegal activity. When I left the restaurant, all I saw were Friday night party people, congested traffic where restaurants and clubs were, a few Harley riders enjoying the nice weather, and people walking on the sidewalks enjoying themselves.
Louisville Police reported no unusual activity, and I only heard one siren this morning at 5:30 a.m. when I usually hear more than one. All was calm.

I’m hoping the youth who started this rumor here in Louisville finds out it’s not a good idea to yell “Fire!” in a crowded movie house. Nor is it good to incite to riot. Neither is constitutionally protected speech.

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Downloading — eh buying — that movie right now.
I have ALWAYS been curious about this, what would happen if all crime could go unpunished for a day or so, and didn’t even know there was a movie about it lol.

I find it funny that so many articles are posting that nothing happened when we heard gunshots and were listening to the police scanner all night and heard the actual situations as they were happening. Why cover up something like this?? Doesn’t make any rational sense. There were groups of kids in the streets with guns. When did our country become a 3rd world country?